Overview

• The Central Election Commission reported final turnout at 52.24% including postal ballots and declared the parliamentary elections held, according to chair Angela Karaman.
• A provisional allocation gives the pro‑Western Action and Solidarity party 55 of 101 seats and the opposition 46, pending Constitutional Court approval.
• Vote shares were nearly even at 50.2% for PDS versus 49.8% for pro‑Russia opposition parties, with the ruling party’s edge coming from ballots cast abroad in Europe.
• Opposition groups allege irregularities at foreign polling sites and restricted access for voters in Russia and Transnistria, noting only two Moscow stations with 10,000 ballots and about 12,000 Transnistrians able to vote out of roughly 270,000.
• Political charges intensified as ex‑prime minister Vlad Filat accused EU countries of pressuring voters, while Socialist leader Igor Dodon claimed authorities used intimidation and sought to trigger repeat elections.